Package: findutils Version: 4.1.20-6 Severity: normal $ cat -vet /var/cache/locate/locatedb | dd count=1 2>/dev/null [EMAIL PROTECTED]@^A <li>[EMAIL PROTECTED]<font size=1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]<ul><td>[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@M-u<td bgcolor=#000000><div align=center><strong><font color=#FFFFFF size=2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@M-*<tr valign=top> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@M-r>[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@M-u/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@^C/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@M-~hos
$ locate / locate: locate database `/var/cache/locate/locatedb' is corrupt or invalid The problem is this: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/jw/temp/pauljackson$ ls -b | grep ' ' areiverinthedesertreview.htm\ target=_self>view\ it<a><font>\ \r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <li>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <ul><td>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ <tr>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ <tr\ valign=top>\ \r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <td\ bgcolor=#000000><div\ align=center><strong><font\ color=#FFFFFF\ size=2\ face=Lucida neveraloneduetsreview.htm\ target=_self>view\ it<a><font><li>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <ul><td>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ <tr>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ <tr\ valign=top>\ \r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <td\ bgcolor=#000000><div\ align=center><strong><font\ color=#FFFFFF\ size=2\ face=Lucida powerfothestringsreviews.htm\ target=_self>view\ it<a><font><li>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <ul><td>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ <tr>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ <tr\ valign=top>\ \r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <td\ bgcolor=#000000><div\ align=center><strong><font\ color=#FFFFFF\ size=2\ face=Lucida stillsmallvoicematrix.htm\ target=_self>view\ it<a><font><li>\r\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <li><font\ size=1\ face=Lucida Someone's been a bit messy with downloading stuff. However, these *are* valid linux filenames, and updatedb / locate should be able to handle them. I now exclude them by adding this to the find expression in /usr/bin/updatedb : ... -prune -o -name "* *" -o -print Perhaps -print0 should be used, with appropriate changes to the sort and frcode stuff :-) Paul Slootman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
